be put upon
be put upon
To be overburdened or over strained; to be imposed on, taken advantage of, or neglected. Voters from the region say they are being put upon because their beliefs don't line up with the majority of the country. Voters from the region say they are being put upon because their beliefs don't line up with the majority of the country.
See also: put, upon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put upon, be
Be taken advantage of, be imposed on, as in Bob was always put upon by his friends, who knew he couldn't say no. It also is put as feel put upon, as in We felt quite put upon because the entire family insisted on spending every holiday at our house . [Mid-1800s]
See also: put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- impose
- put upon, be
- put upon
- put upon by
- put upon by (someone or something)
- get the advantage of
- get the advantage of (something)
- advantage
- advantage out
- advantage in